Mumford & Sons member Winston Marshall faces backlash after praising controversial conservative writers book – Yahoo Entertainment
Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall's support of Andy Ngo's new book is sparking backlash. (Photo: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Winston Marshall, the banjoist and guitarist for the rock band Mumford & Sons, is fielding intense criticism after congratulating controversial conservative journalist Andy Ngo on his new book about the far-left anti-fascism movement known as antifa.
On Saturday, Marshall took to Twitter to share a photo of Ngo's book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy. The book's cover features an endorsement from Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Ngo, a vocal antifa critic who has been described as a right-wing agitator and provocateur, rose to fame in 2019 after being attacked at a Proud Boys rally; Ngo claimed a milkshake thrown at him b...